[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/rqBnH4Pj"] [Date "2025.12.29"] [Round "-"] [White "biiiviiisa"] [Black "merloloris"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "rqBnH4Pj"] [UTCDate "2025.12.29"] [UTCTime "21:02:31"] [WhiteElo "1259"] [BlackElo "1235"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+64"] [BlackRatingDiff "-5"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1800+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Steinitz Attack"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. e5 { [%eval -0.24] } { C00 French Defense: Steinitz Attack } 2... d6 { [%eval -0.07] } 3. d4?! { (-0.07 → -0.63) Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval -0.63] } (3. Nf3 dxe5 4. Nxe5 Nd7 5. Nf3 b6 6. g3 Bb7 7. Bg2 Ngf6) 3... d5? { (-0.63 → 0.47) Mistake. dxe5 was best. } { [%eval 0.47] } (3... dxe5 4. dxe5 Qxd1+ 5. Kxd1 b6 6. Nf3 Bb7 7. Bf4 Nd7 8. Nbd2) 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.52] } 4... h6 { [%eval 0.78] } 5. c4 { [%eval 0.78] } 5... Ne7 { [%eval 0.74] } 6. a3 { [%eval 0.87] } 6... b6 { [%eval 0.78] } 7. Nc3 { [%eval 0.75] } 7... c5?! { (0.75 → 1.85) Inaccuracy. Bb7 was best. } { [%eval 1.85] } (7... Bb7 8. Be3) 8. cxd5? { (1.85 → 0.58) Mistake. Nb5 was best. } { [%eval 0.58] } (8. Nb5 Nf5 9. dxc5 bxc5 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Qxd5 Qxd5 12. Nc7+ Kd8 13. Nxd5 Nc6) 8... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.65] } 9. Nxd5 { [%eval 0.64] } 9... Qxd5 { [%eval 0.62] } 10. Qa4+?! { (0.62 → -0.23) Inaccuracy. Be3 was best. } { [%eval -0.23] } (10. Be3) 10... Nc6 { [%eval 0.12] } 11. Bb5?! { (0.12 → -0.70) Inaccuracy. Bc4 was best. } { [%eval -0.7] } (11. Bc4 Qe4+) 11... Bd7?! { (-0.70 → 0.21) Inaccuracy. Bb7 was best. } { [%eval 0.21] } (11... Bb7 12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. O-O O-O 14. Bxc6 Bxc6 15. Qg4 Kh7 16. b4 Be7 17. Be3) 12. Be3 { [%eval -0.02] } 12... Be7?? { (-0.02 → 3.16) Blunder. cxd4 was best. } { [%eval 3.16] } (12... cxd4 13. Nxd4) 13. Rc1?? { (3.16 → -0.01) Blunder. dxc5 was best. } { [%eval -0.01] } (13. dxc5 Na5 14. b4 Bxb5 15. Qxb5+ Nc6 16. Rd1 Qe4 17. cxb6 axb6 18. Rc1 Rc8) 13... O-O?! { (-0.01 → 0.69) Inaccuracy. Nxd4 was best. } { [%eval 0.69] } (13... Nxd4 14. Nxd4) 14. O-O?? { (0.69 → -1.53) Blunder. dxc5 was best. } { [%eval -1.53] } (14. dxc5) 14... a5?? { (-1.53 → 2.78) Blunder. a6 was best. } { [%eval 2.78] } (14... a6) 15. Qc2?? { (2.78 → -1.17) Blunder. dxc5 was best. } { [%eval -1.17] } (15. dxc5) 15... Rfd8?? { (-1.17 → 3.29) Blunder. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval 3.29] } (15... Nxe5 16. Bxd7) 16. dxc5?? { (3.29 → 0.73) Blunder. Bc4 was best. } { [%eval 0.73] } (16. Bc4 Nxd4 17. Bxd4 Qb7 18. Be3 b5 19. Ba2 Bc6 20. Bb1 g6 21. Rfe1 Bxf3) 16... bxc5?? { (0.73 → 3.82) Blunder. Nb4 was best. } { [%eval 3.82] } (16... Nb4) 17. Bxc5?? { (3.82 → -0.02) Blunder. Bc4 was best. } { [%eval -0.02] } (17. Bc4 Nb4 18. axb4 Qb7 19. bxa5 Rxa5 20. Ra1 Rda8 21. Rxa5 Rxa5 22. Nd2 Bc6) 17... Bxc5?! { (-0.02 → 0.53) Inaccuracy. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval 0.53] } (17... Nxe5 18. Nxe5 Bxb5 19. Bxe7 Bxf1 20. Kxf1 Qxe5 21. Bxd8 Rxd8 22. Kg1 Rb8 23. Rb1) 18. Rfd1?? { (0.53 → -4.37) Blunder. Bc4 was best. } { [%eval -4.37] } (18. Bc4) 18... Qxd1+?? { (-4.37 → 3.26) Blunder. Bxf2+ was best. } { [%eval 3.26] } (18... Bxf2+ 19. Qxf2 Qxb5 20. Rd6 Be8 21. b4 Rac8 22. Rc5 Qb8 23. b5) 19. Rxd1 { [%eval 2.99] } 19... Ba7?! { (2.99 → 3.80) Inaccuracy. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval 3.8] } (19... Nxe5 20. Bxd7 Nxd7 21. g3 Bb6 22. Kg2 g5 23. Rd6 g4 24. Ne1 Ne5) 20. Bxc6?! { (3.80 → 2.98) Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } { [%eval 2.98] } (20. h4 Be8 21. Rxd8 Rxd8 22. Bxc6 Rc8 23. Qa4 Rxc6 24. Qxa5 Bb6 25. Qa8 Kf8) 20... Rac8?! { (2.98 → 4.66) Inaccuracy. Bxc6 was best. } { [%eval 4.66] } (20... Bxc6 21. Rxd8+ Rxd8 22. h4 Rc8 23. Qc4 Bb6 24. h5 Rc7 25. Qa6 Rb7 26. a4) 21. g3 { [%eval 4.44] } 21... Rxc6 { [%eval 5.21] } 22. Qxc6 { [%eval 5.04] } 22... Bxc6 { [%eval 5.22] } 23. Rxd8+ { [%eval 5.24] } 23... Kh7 { [%eval 5.08] } 24. Kg2?! { (5.08 → 3.51) Inaccuracy. Nd4 was best. } { [%eval 3.51] } (24. Nd4 Bd5 25. Nb5 Bc5 26. Rc8 Bb6 27. Rb8 Bc5 28. Nc3 Bf3 29. Rb5 Bxa3) 24... f5? { (3.51 → 5.76) Mistake. Bd5 was best. } { [%eval 5.76] } (24... Bd5 25. g4 Bb6 26. Rd6 Bc7 27. Rd7 Bb6 28. Rxf7 Bd4 29. Kg3 Bxb2 30. Ra7) 25. exf6 { [%eval 5.78] } 25... gxf6 { [%eval 5.83] } 26. Rc8 { [%eval 5.73] } 26... Bd7 { [%eval 7.52] } 27. Rc7 { [%eval 7.43] } 27... Kg6 { [%eval 8.7] } 28. Rxd7 { [%eval 8.59] } 28... Bc5 { [%eval 9.78] } 29. Nh4+ { [%eval 9.29] } 29... Kg5? { (9.29 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kh5 was best. } { [%eval #5] } (29... Kh5 30. Rg7 f5 31. Nf3 Be7 32. Rxe7 Kg6 33. Nd4 e5 34. Rxe5 f4 35. Kf3) 30. f4+? { (Mate in 5 → 7.92) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rg7+ was best. } { [%eval 7.92] } (30. Rg7+ Kh5 31. Nf3 f5 32. h3 Bxf2 33. g4+ fxg4 34. hxg4#) 30... Kh5 { [%eval 7.71] } 31. Ra7?? { (7.71 → 2.86) Blunder. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval 2.86] } (31. Nf3 Kg6 32. Nd4 Bxd4 33. Rxd4 e5 34. Rc4 h5 35. Kh3 exf4 36. Rxf4 f5) 31... Bd4?? { (2.86 → 9.59) Blunder. Bxa7 was best. } { [%eval 9.59] } (31... Bxa7 32. Kh3) 32. Rxa5+ { [%eval 8.87] } 32... f5 { [%eval 8.9] } 33. h3 { [%eval 8.52] } 33... Bxb2 { [%eval 11.73] } 34. Ra6 { [%eval 9.15] } 34... Bc1? { (9.15 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bg7 was best. } { [%eval #5] } (34... Bg7 35. Rxe6 Bf6 36. Kf3 Bg7 37. Nxf5 Bf6 38. Nd6 Kg6 39. Ne4 Kf7 40. Rxf6+) 35. Rxe6 { [%eval #4] } 35... Bxa3 { [%eval #2] } 36. Nxf5 { [%eval #1] } 36... Bf8 { [%eval #1] } 37. g4# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0